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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-30
They 60 <ahoots.

sYou help me in my little BILL"
Said Assem- blyman Jones 10 Assem-
blyman brown,
aAnd I'll turn in and work with Will,
"For any scheme that you mark
Gown"
And Assemblyman Brown at once re
piled,
"Keep your paws Off the Treasury tills
II hope may Gle and rot beside,
..If eyer vote for your thieving bills"
Assemblyman Jones he laughed aloud
.Don't fool with me; it is no use,
"For 1 will weave a snow-white shroud,
s.For any racket you Introduce
Nextday the Chief Clerk made note
Ofthe little bill Brown introduced;
1t was buried beneath n two irds' vote,
And sent to the pigeon hole 10 rcOst.
And Assem- blyman Brown he scratched
his head,
While a little SILVER went through his
bones;
'.Who put my little billto bed?"
And somehow The echo answered
"Jones."
And after he studied the thing spell,
lie grabs hfs hat and out he scoots;
"Put 1t there, old Brown. tits we'll;
After this we go cahoots."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-30
The Irrigation Question

By very simple line of argu-
ment, demonstrated by innumerable
facts In every nook and corner of
the State of Nevada, it would seem
to us that any man of ordinary In
telligence would conclude that the
question of placing this State in its
proper place among the States is
only question of irrigation, and
that is only question of the proper
expenditure of little money-lt-
tie, compared with the results
which men of experience know will
follow.
tor an example, let US take the
Carson river, draining magnificent
water shed, as it does: Right
across the river from Dayton there
is a piece of ground which few
years ago was white with alkall
and little crossword grew sparce-
". Water was brought on 1t By
some Italians, and is now a fine
ranch. This ranch was overlooked
in 1884 and the crops destroyed,
and the Italians accounted the rea-
sou to dam built by c. c. Steven
son, and they sued him for DAM
ages. This writer reported the
suit. 1t came out in the evidence
that over 20 tons of potatoes had
been raised In one crop Oh an acre
of that land, and that 10 tons per
acre was a reasonable estimate of
the loss.
Now where on Gods earth can
you get such crops as that-outside
of Nevada2
We have forgotten how much
barley has been raised on five acres
of land, but 1t was something almost
Incredible.
There is enough good level land
accessible to the water of the Car
sou liver and drained by it, aud
there is enough reproductive force
water and all else-to support a
population of l00, 900 souls. If this
land was in France, or rather If the
spirit Of French legislation occu-
pied seats in Carson, that number
OF industrious, prosperous, happy
aud centented people would be
making the entire valley ring with
the progress of civilization in 10
years, aud in less than five years
bells on top of school houses,
churches, public halls, gardens and
libraries would be within the sound
of each others voice from Genoa to
Ragtown.-Footlight.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-30
= - -
A Good Eili.

Assemblyman Powell has intro
duced bill to prohibit the import
alton or selling of domestic AMI
mails affected with any infe ctious
or contagious disease. 1t makes it
a misdemeauor, punishable upon
conviction by a fine of not less
than FIVE nor more than ten dollars,
or by imprisonment IN the county
Jail net less than ten nor more
than twenty-five days, for each and
every diseased animal, to knowing
ly import into this State any ami
NAL or animals having any lnfec-
tious or contagious disease. 1t
also makes it a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine or Imprisonment, or
both, to knowingly sc or dispose
of any domestic animal affected
with any infectious or contagious
disease, without fully disclosing the
fact to the purchaser, and any per-
son violating the provisions of the
Act, in addition to the penalties
provided, shall be liable for all
damages that may accrue to the
party damaged By reason of said
diseased animals communicating to
any domestic animal any such con
taeious or infectious disease.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-30
The present session oil

The present session of the
Legislature seems to contain less
Of iobbery and more Of public util-
ity Of any session that has ever
convened. The me mbers seem to
have gotten the hang of the business
and will during the coming month
settle down to the flashing of the
work they have laid cut.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-30
OF the county sfaicers

of the county sfficsrs in Ne
vada thre are l01 Republicans and
IS Democrats. There are more
Democratic than Republican Sher-
IFS. OF all the other officers there
is y majority Of Republicans.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
CONDENSED NEWS.

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80,
The season lake navigation which has
inst closed IA ,sxae,en unusually profitable to
vessel oune, It very disastrous to iusur-
ance comm. on account of the numerous
heay.y gales
All p.ra,u of tn.
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ting bv a window in his honse and his II.
vaar.old az, has haap .rrestad on a charge
of having committal the murder
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Na,,,.,l, N I eo,siaar;rr. tha s;g, of tho
oitv ana INV b,va baeo,9, o., o,,,etok,, in
thar dappnciation of tha a,tb,riti.. that tho
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
A SERIOUS CRISIS IN FRANCE.
Possibility of the Presidential Election
eliminating in a Big Row.

LONDON, Dec THE problem of the pres
idency of the French republic grows more
intricate daily. 1t is now almost absolutely
certain that the Republican factions will not
combine, although they can not fail to see
that it will be worse for them if they don't,
and the republic is confronted by the
greatest peril that has ever threat
ened its existence President Grevy
has expressed his determination to cling
to his Office until he knows who
has been chosen as his successor, and it
is further asserted that he will not allow the
newly elected president to succeed him unless
he shall be Conservative, and entirely ac-
ceptable to a large majority of the Repub-
licans, even going to the length of using mil
itary force to prevent his taking possession
of the office. How NJ. Grevy could carry
out this programme no one can accurately
judge, but all who know him believe that he
would make the attempt against almost any
odds, if he believed himself justified
therein.
If NJ Clemenceau should carry the cleo.
ton, or the Boulanger extremists should sue
coed in electing the general through comb.
nations with other sections, there will GER
tainly be a row, and bloody one at that
The excitement is great, and party and fac.
tional feeling is wrought up to point where
the slightest thing may cause an outbreak.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

BALTIMORE, Dec 1.-The Manufacturer
Record, in its issue of Friday, will publish a
reply from Mr.. Jacob Reese, of Pittsburg, in
answer TO a letter for information as to the
extent of the plants to be erected in the south
for the manufacture of steel by the basic
process. 1t says the Sloss Steel company and
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company will
build plants at Birmingham, Ala, with
an aggregate capacity of loo to
1,40O tons daily. Works will also be
erected at Birmingham to grind, pulverize,
and prepare the basic Stag as a fertilizer,
with capacity of making l,0o0 tons of
basic phosphate year. Nashville will have
a plant and works producing 10000 tons of
basic boiler-plates day from charcoal iron,
and 10000 tons of basic phosphate year.
In Sheffield will be built a plant to produce
1909 tons of basic steel per day, and works
with a capacity of l00,00 tons of basic phos-
phate per annum
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

JOHN b FINCH. of Pennsy Ivan
Judge r. c. Pittman. of Massachusetts, A.
A. Hopkins.tof New York, and Mrs. Brown;
of Ohio.
The committee adjourned at IL O'Clock to
O'Clock, and a number Of extra meetings were
held in the interim The editors of Prohibi-
ton papers, the Illinois state committee, the
Ohio and the Michigan committees and 9th
ers held meetings for the discussion OF meas
ures that will come before the convention.
At the afternoon session Samuel Dickey, OF
Michigan, was elected chairman of the ma
tional committee by q vote of 30 to IL votes
for A. A. Hopkins, of New York, and 2 votes
sor T. c. Richmond, of Wisconsin. Mr.
Dickie accepted the honor conferred on hin
in a brief speech. He is only So years old, {
regularly ordained Methodist clergy man, but
at present is professor of mathematics at Al
bion college, Mich, one of the high schools
maintained by the Methodist church, He was
chairman of the Prohibitory convention held
in Pittsburgh, where Governor John P. st.
John was nominated as a candidate for the
presidency, and, it is stated, he has no peer
in the Prohibition party for executive ability
and political shrewdness.
The committee decided 10 hold the national
convention on the first Wednesday in June,
1855 at Indianapolis.
A memorial service was held in the even
ing in honor of the late John B. Finch, Gen.
Clinton B. Fisk presiding, and Miss Willard
being the leading speaker.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
BISHOP, HOW COULD YOU!
THE ILLINOIS MEMBER OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION

Talks Horribly" About the Offce-Hold-
ing Femin ine-And Is in Danger of Los
ing His Hair Therefor-Congressiona
Caucuses Called Competition for the
National Villas Report.
WASHINGTON Cry, Dec 1.-The women
clerks in the departments are in state OF
indignation over an interview with MIR. Ober-
ly, published in New York paper. In the
publication noname was mentloned-the per-
son interviewed was simply referred to as a
civil service commissioner-but the culprit
was Obarly, and the subject was the prefer
ence officials have for men over women
clerks The following are the observations
of the Illinois sage which make the women
clerks indignant, and for which Edgerton
and Lyman do not want to lie held account
able:
"What the Old Man Of the Sea- was to
Sinbad the Sailor, the average woman clerk
is to the executive departments at Washing
ton. Before she secures the place she is all
sweetness and humility. Sixty dollars or S75
a month would be heaven of delight to her
She does not want any more. She wouldn't
know what to do with it. She will work all
night If necessary, and try every way to
show her appreciation of the favor. This Is
what she tells you.
"Well, she gets the place. She has not
been there three months before she wants
promotion. She brings to bear all the IN
fiuence she is possessed of to secure 1t
The promoting officer is nagged and
harassed and worried till she gets it.
Then she subsidies till she wants
something else, which she gets by pursuing
the same method the second time. Ii she is
impudent, lazy, or Indifferent and you dis
charge her, she will not stay discharged
She will rain tears upon you, and from every
side will come reprosches and expostulations
and heartrending accounts of the distress
the intense suffering, the agony You have
occasionel Breadless orphans will be
paraded before your eyes, ragged and dis
tressei, innocent sufferers on account Of
your cruelty.
AT last you will commence to believe that
you are monster of hideous mien; that you
have been guilty of a base meanness to a
helpless if not angelic creature, and in a little
while you will relent, apologize, promise
never to do so again, aud the woman re
sumes her desk and stays there.
i tnlnh WHAT may Do chlieu bne IioSt ihtTl
cately troublesome women bureau official'
have to deal with are divorced women. If
were appointed BY court referee to decide
| whether in any such case the wife or the nus
band was more to blame | could, | believe
render an opinion with unerring exactneS
| after sitting in the same room with tn,
woman a few months. The same fretful dis
agreeable qualities in her disposition which
led the poor devil of husband to seek lie
gal separation would inevitably bs exhibite,
by the woman in the course of of her routin
duties. Where the widow is such from natu
ural causes think can tell with equal ex
actness whether the dead husband was NOR
entitled in his grave to congratulation at hi
happy escape or 10 regret in having SEP
arated from good wife AMI agreeable com
panion."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
CLASSIFICATION OF PosTMAsTeRs.
The Postmaster General Suggests New Plan
Other Matters Reportod Upon,


WASHINGTON CITY, Dec POSTMASTER
General Villas, in his annual report proposes
a radical change in the classification of post
masters. He urges that the system now in
vogue is not just to the third class officials,
as compared with the higher grades, and
recommends general division into two
CLASSES the lower class to be paid by commits
sion, and the higher by salary. The ex-
penses of the last class should be depart
mental change, and all the box rents go into
the income of the department This class
might with profit again be divided by max
a grade where the business of the Office
was so great as to require all
the time of the postmaster in super
vision, leaving no time to assist in the manu-
al operation of the office The first two
classes would be distinguished by the fact
that in the lower class the postoffice would
be conducted in connection with some other
business and the higher class require all the
time of the postmaster and thereby prevent
his engagement in other business In the
lower class where the postmaster provides
the office room, heat, light, etc, the highest
commission might be $1,000 per annum,
while in the lowest saIaried class a clear
remuneration of $1,000 per year would prob
ably be sufficient, the salary to rise thence
forward in proper proportion to the business
transacted In this salaried class. it must be
understood, all the expenses are paid, and all
the receipts taken, by the government.
The postmaster general deals at length with
the postal clerks He very much opposes any
combination among them which, ike a trades
union, might result in the sudden stoppage OF
business on the railway postal lines At the
same time he holds that their positions
should be permanent, and depend upon the
proper discharge of duty. In this connection
he gives statistics Of removals in this branch
of the service The total number of clerks
March T. 1885, was 1856 OF these there are
2,27l still in the service, showing a decrease
of :, 0S5 These and other removals were from
the following causes: resignation, 500; re-
moved for partisanship, 3s3; removed for
disciplinary reasons, S15; deaths, S.
Referring to the special delivery service,
Mr.. Villas says that though it does not ap,
pear to have increased during the year, il
imposes no cost and is desirable to some, and
he recommends its continuance The total
number of letters delivered at the car
rier-deiVery offices was l,024, 567, oil
which nearly Z. per cent. arrived
in the mails, and % per cent were Of
local origin. Messengers earned An average Of
$40 % monthly at the free-delivery offices
which only employ them under the act; 6
sum which will command the services Of
competent youths The average time between
arrival at Office and delivery was twenty -on,
minutes, and the government cleared in tn,
service about So, 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dee. An evening
paper asserts that it has responsible author
ity for the statement that movements are in
progress which in two weeks will result in
placing Henry S Ives & Co in control of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad
A mysterious visit of Mr.. Cromwell, Ives
assignee, to this city is cited in support of
the rumor, coupled with thu fact that IL. B.
Moorhead and Albert Meter, brokers, are
actively buying Cincinnati, Hamilton Il
DAYTON stock 1t is said also that the Eme-
rvs, who own the Dayton & Michigan prop
erty leased by the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton, are anxious to get their road into
their own hands and are aiding Ives. The
assertion is freely made that Ives has found
substantial hackers, and is able to become ag.
frT..SsiNa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
MOST DOESN'T ADORE NIcoLL.


Anarchist Opinions of the Result of the
Freiheit Mans Trial.
NEw YORK, Dec. When Most, the An
archist, was seen by q United Press reporter
Wednesday he said he found no fault with his
trial, which was fair except the admission
of the books he wrote "These books should
not have been admitted, he continued, "and
although the judge ruled them out and de-
clared that | was not being tried for any
thing contained in them, Mr.. Nicoll succeed
ed in getting enough of their contents before
the jury to prejudice them against me. was
convicted on general principles. The intel
Iigence of the jury is fully established by the
fact that although they stood Z to for &C
quittal on the first ballot unanimous agree
ment was reached to bring in verdict of
guilty. As for Nicoll, think him the most
pusillanimous creature l ever met in court.
He resorted to every trick to procure con-
viction.n
Wednesdays Volks Zeitung devotes five
columns to the trial and conviction of Most
Editor tally the paper says: THAT Most did
not lay himself subject to punishment; even
if be had used the words that it is alleged by
the prosecution he gave utterance to, goes
without saying, if we correctly understand
the rights of free speech. Most, like the
Chicago Anarchists, was convicted
solely because he was an Anarchist II our
readers have not yet become aware of it they
now realize that in this country there is now
but one kind of free speech, that of the reign
ing classes. Free speech and new trials are
the sole property of the 'boodlers,' and peo-
pie of that stripe. Most is convicted upon
perjured evidence while Sharp gets a new
trial. Our friend the enemy still lives"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

John Sargent, the American artist and
sculptor, has just returned from 4 visit to
the Partisan salons.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

MARsHALLTowy, Iowa, Dec. 1.-The state
soldiers home, which cost $780, 900 exclusive
of the land, which was donated by citizens
here together with cash to the amount OF
$4,000, was dedicated Wednesday in the
presence of an immense throng Of people from
all parts of the state. Speeches were made
BY Gen. futile, Governor Iarrabee, Hon. F.
H. NJ Grape, Hon. John P Rea, and others.
Col. Milo Smith, of Clinton, has been APP
pointed commandment of the home, which will
accnmnn-l. M. $50 veterans
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE


of
skill
all
tons is n unsurpassed the world
of
DINING CARS proyding
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Dec 1.-The Fer
gus Falls Journal states that Capt, George
A. 7 Thompson, of Deer Creek, well-known
and active politician, was indicted by the
last grand jury for using 500 of the funds
of his school district Of which he was treas
urer. warrant has been issued for his ar
rest but he can not be found Several other
school treasurers in this county ara reported
short
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

Time tried and true is Dr. BigelOw's
cure, which combines the good qualities
of all the best cough remedies, without
the defects of any of them. 1t cures
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Group, whopping cough, influenza, broni-
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the lungs. Safe and pleasant for childt
rem. Price, SO cents and 81, of drug.
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

DUBLIN. Dec. 1.-The Unionist banquet
which occurred in Leinster hall Wednesday
evening, was brilliant affair. A large mum.
Der of Roman Catholic Unionists were pres
ent, ard Goschen and Harrington, the guests
of the evening, received q tremendous ova
ton. The toast to the queen was drunk amid
the greatest enthusiasm, oil present rising
and joining in the national anthem, and God
Bless the Prince of Wales" Mr. Kenny,
the eminent barrister, a Roman Catholic,
proposed toast to the Unionist cause, to
which Goschen responded
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
Ringing Noises

in the ears, sometimes "a roaring, buzzing
sound are caused by catarrh, that ex-
ceedinsly disagreeable and very common
disease. Loss of smell or hearing also
esult from catarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla,
he great blood purifier, is a peculiarly
uccessful remedy for this disease, which
it cures by purifying the blood. If you
uffer from catarrh, try Hoods Sarsapa-
lila, the peculiar medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

with the understanding that if the connec-
ton was not shown the evidence would be
ruled out. The witness then produced a book,
and referring to it, told of purchases of wheat
and corn for hopkins from Jan. 10, 1856. to
Jan. |, 1887, and that he only got Sl07 50 in
cash from him of course there were prof
its on margins coming in. The money was
put up as margins. During January, 1887,
witness got 500 from Hopkins On Feb. Is
the account stopped in Hopkins name. up to
which time Al, 000 bushels had been bought
There were two accounts kept.
Hovt said that he went to Chicaco tba ueyt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01
Stories by Ouida, George Sand and
Zole were recently found in a Sunday
school library in New York City.

Insanity is on the increase. Statistics
show this. Many cases are Brought on
by overwork, anxiety, excitement, men =
tai trouble and nervous prostitution; it is
also inherited. Invariably sleeplessness
and constipation manifest themselves be
fore one becomes insane. Constipation
induces dyspepsia, jaundice, bad breath,
piles, pimples, low spirits, headache, etc.
DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic relieves
constipation. thereby curing these dis,
eases. Price, 30 cents, of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

PENDANT, testified in his own behalf. He
said that he was not present when Haddock
was killed; was not aware that any one in
tended to do him injury; never carried pis
tol, and had none on the night of the TRACE
dy. Arensdorf's testimony closes the case
for tho dafanSa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01


of and
Minneapolis, St Paul
kindly al
address.
r. g. CkELE, E. ST. JOHN, E. A. H0LBR00k,
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

PROF. SAMUEL DICKIE resentatives of the W.
C. T. u, present, probably the most notice.
able of whom was Frances E. Willard with
her gold-rimmed spectacles and benevolent
face whose hand every body was anxious to
shake Though the lady bore up bravely
her forehead was frequently wrinkled when
some horny-handed Prohibitonist would
give the delicate fingers too tight squeeze.
Miss Willard was accompanied by a short
little woman with complexion quite copper
ish, who attracted no little attention as she
was introduced to the leading delegates pres
emit This was Miss Pundita Ramahai, a Hin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-01

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